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A channel represents the means by which a notification message is sent to an application
watching a bucket. To list the channels currently watching a given bucket, use the
listChannels bucket
method. For more on channels, see our guide to
Object Change Notifications.
Resource representations
There is no persistent data associated with this resource.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Channels\n\n| **Note:** This resource applies to the [Object Change Notification](/storage/docs/object-change-notification) feature, which is not the recommended way to create notifications for Cloud Storage. Instead, use [Pub/Sub Notifications for Cloud Storage](/storage/docs/pubsub-notifications), which are faster, more flexible, easier to set up, and more cost-effective.\n\nA channel represents the means by which a notification message is sent to an application\nwatching a bucket. To list the channels currently watching a given bucket, use the\n[`listChannels` bucket\nmethod](/storage/docs/json_api/v1/buckets/listChannels). For more on channels, see our guide to\n[Object Change Notifications](/storage/docs/object-change-notification).\n\nResource representations\n------------------------\n\nThere is no persistent data associated with this resource.\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n[stop](/storage/docs/json_api/v1/channels/stop)\n: Stop receiving object change notifications through this channel."]]
